Rain-maker.



' J. G. Poms.

. RAIN MAKER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1911.

Patented @10.11.1913

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l current stress on the Wires and Application filer?. c'tebcr To all whom, may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN Gf. Porre, citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Goloradoa have invented new and useful lio. provenients in Rain-hlalrers, of vrich 4 flip 4.- 1.11.0

following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices or producing rain. i

The object of the invention is to produce a device employing a balloon and a condite i tor carried thereby and connected with the earth and having means for receiving an electrical charge from the clouds and con veying the same to thev conductor.

A further object o the invention is the provision of a device of this character einploying a balloon carrying a plurality of charge receiving spurs at the top thereof which renders the balloon top heavy so that,l

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shoul'd the conductor which carries charge to the earth become ruptured, balloon would upset permitting the hot air or gases therein to escape so that it would all to the ground, and further means for causing the balloon to produce a parachute whichA renders the fall comparatively easy or, in other Words, decreases the momentum thereof.

Further objects of the invention Will ap-pY lhated with hot air or any suitable means and which is connected to the ground url limited in its forward movement a metalu lic conductor 2. This conductor is conn o" ed at its end by wires 1 together at their cent-ral points l conductor Ll W.Lich is adapted vide en attaching ineens for a ate portion of the balloon as herein" be described. The upper end are connected to a twisted cable o constructed of a plurality of twisten. 6, one of which extends vertically cable 5 in the :term of e receiving' '4.

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The others diverge '1* "ie point S into receivi f entendin any su;taegneoirection, e sho .vn the horizontal. nach or these rect` ving spurs has the sepan rnv-ed, out

into a poirl ty Ntroon is connes' ed at suitable inten f conductor i-by means of clips il and is `wieorme-cted te the upper portion of the wires acove the condifietor i so that, should condi er' he severed its connection with the wires 3 by' a greater charge than its cai acity, the f'pper portion of the balloon win collapse "within the lower portion after the balloon has n )set by reason of the i ,ight of the receiving structure at top of the saine and will Yliorrn a parachilte so to permit the balloon to descend easily unter Weight of said receiving structure. The other spurs are projected 'from the points 13 at the junction of each of the Wires 'with the wires l and are constructed in a similar manner to the receiving spurs G and 9. n'nneflialely below ine point oi" connes-- tion oi' the wires with the conductor 3, a 'lli is connected lo the conductor 1 should the wire conductor 2 le rom the wires l at the point l5, the parachute would spread ont and, of course, cause the conductor lo drop easily to the ground. the operation the device;A the balloon table ele fting medium e. i

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